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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
509 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 67 1:11 AM 91 1943 82 -15 85
MINIMUM 59 3:59 PM 40 1908 63 -4 64
AVERAGE 63 72 -9 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 1.69 5.20 2016 0.17 1.52 0.77
MONTH TO DATE 1.69 0.17 1.52 0.77
SINCE MAR 1 4.61 8.28 -3.67 3.73
SINCE JAN 1 10.52 17.43 -6.91 13.40
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE MM 0.0 MM 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 5.5
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 2 0 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 0
SINCE MAR 1 88 164 -76 126
SINCE JUL 1 1070 1312 -242 1196
COOLING
TODAY 0 8 -8 10
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 10
SINCE MAR 1 367 238 129 337
SINCE JAN 1 445 276 169 399
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 90 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 94
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 90 2010
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 41 1908
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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